The Undrowned Child Quotes

“Family is family,' sighed the gondolier. 'Family is everything,' declared Marta Gasperin, bending to kiss the old man on the cheek, at which he flushed. She added mischievously, 'Family and books, of course.”
― Michelle Lovric, The Undrowned Child

“When the waiter brought the cheese-board, there was a large carrot carved in the shape of a mermaid sitting between the Dolcelatte and the Pecorino. Teo could have sworn that the carrot-mermaid flexed her tail and plunged her little hand inside a smelly Gorgonzola. 'Tyromancy, ye know,' remarked the mermaid. 'The Ancient Art of Divination by Cheese.' Then she pulled her tiny hand out and inspected the green cheese-mold on her tiny fingers. 'Lackaday!' she moaned. 'Stinking! It goes poorly for Venice and Teodora, it do!”
― Michelle Lovric, The Undrowned Child

“Fair and unfair are for children”
― Michelle Lovric, The Undrowned Child

“Family is family," sighed the gondolier.
"Family is everything," declared Marta Gasperin”
― Michelle Lovric, The Undrowned Child